Dublin man in court over altercation at National Party conference in hotel

Violence flared at the hotel on Sunday when protesters disrupted a political conference being held by the anti-immigration National Party

The Lough Erne resort, where protesters disrupted a political event on Sunday. Picture: Paul Faith/PA

A Dublin man has appeared in court on charges connected with an altercation after protesters disrupted a National Party conference at a luxury Co Fermanagh hotel.

Daniel Comerforde, 34, from Mic Uilliam Heights in Dublin, appeared at Omagh Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with damaging a glass door at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen on Sunday and possessing a hammer as an offensive weapon.